Two road deputies ditched their patrol cruiser and commandeered a boat to rescue a man and two children sinking at sea on the Treasure Coast.Just after 5 p.m. Sunday near Sewall’s Point, a man and two boys were coming back to land when their small boat started taking on water in rough, choppy conditions.The deputies heard the call over the scanner and drove down to the Stuart Causeway, where they went to the public boat launch and found a Good Samaritan with a boat willing to help.All three were brought back to shore safely in good condition.The two children were wearing their life jackets.

SEWALL'S POINT, Fla. —

Two road deputies ditched their patrol cruiser and commandeered a boat to rescue a man and two children sinking at sea on the Treasure Coast.

Just after 5 p.m. Sunday near Sewall’s Point, a man and two boys were coming back to land when their small boat started taking on water in rough, choppy conditions.

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The deputies heard the call over the scanner and drove down to the Stuart Causeway, where they went to the public boat launch and found a Good Samaritan with a boat willing to help.